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THE YEAR THAT WAS: 2009 IN REVIEW

December 29, 2009 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

Another calendar year about to come to a close means that we can officially turn the page on another exciting year of professional tennis. Truly 2009 was not just an ordinary year in the history of the sport, but one that had fans and media alike talking tennis at great lengths over the past twelve [...]

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Monica Seles – Head of the Class

July 11, 2009 By Randy Walker 2 Comments

Monica is “head of the class” of the 2009 group of inductees in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She won nine major singles titles in her career – including four titles at the Australian Open.

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World’s Biggest Loser

June 26, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

One of the many charms of Wimbledon is the numerous tabloid headlines and storylines during The Championships. Back on this day, June 26, in 2000, the U.K.’s Daily Mail labeled Vince Spadea as the “World’s Biggest Loser” after he finally broke his ATP record 20-match losing streak in the first round of Wimbledon, beating Britain’s Greg Rusedski in the first round.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m like on cloud nine right now

September 9, 2008 By Bob Greene 1 Comment

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the second week of the US Open.

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